May 7 2013

Practice Video: Jury Charge

In this video Judge Thomas Stark reads a jury charge that he gave a jury in a 1975 murder trial, People vs. DeFeo.

jury instruction= JIRK
jury instructions= JIRKS
under the influence= NUFL
first degree= F-D
second degree= S-D
murder in the second degree= M-KD
disturbance= DURNS
extreme= STREM
manslaughter= MAUTS
homicide= HOM or HOMDZ
under the circumstances= UTS
viewpoint= VAOUPT
question of fact= KWEFT
contention= KENGS
passionate= PARBT
clarity= KLART
insanity= SNAET
for the purposes= FORPS
by reason= BIRN
disprove= SPROF
common law= KMOL
contrary= KRAIR
State of New York= STOERK
statute= STAOUFP
psychosis= SKOES
psychotic= SKOKT
convert= KWERT

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May 6 2013

Medical Monday: Tramadol

Tramadol is a man-made (or, synthetic) pain reliever. It binds to the receptors in the brain that are responsible for transmitting pain throughout the body. Tramadol is prescribed to manage moderate to moderately severe pain.

Machine Briefs:
Option #1: tramadol= TRAM/A/DOL
Option #2: tramadol= TRAM/DOL

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May 5 2013

Legal Vocabulary: Impeachment

Impeachment is defined as: (1) “The process of calling a witness’s testimony into doubt.” (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may accuse high officers of the federal government of misconduct. These officers are then tried by the Senate.

Machine Briefs:
Option #1: impeachment= KBAEFMT
Option #2: impeachment= KBAOEFMT
Option #3: impeachment= IM/PAOEFP/-MT

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May 4 2013

Practice Video: Lit

My husband is so helpful with my quest for steno gold! 🙂 He found this video for me to practice to. This is a video of Mr. Rogers appearing before the United States Senate. This is great lit practice. I’m not sure of the average WPM for this video, but on the scale of 60-225, it seems to be on the slow/moderate side of things.

Here are some briefs from the video:
philosophical= FLOEFL
children= KHIRN
educational= JAEL or JAELGS
television= T-FGS
affiliated= FILTD
program= PRAM
haircut= HAIRKT
program= PRAM
inner= NER or KBER
as well as= SWELS
expression= KPREFGS
unique= YAOEK

Happy practicing!

Love, Speed & Accuracy,

Elsie Villega

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May 3 2013

Friday Phrases


traffic accident= TRAFX
this accident= TH-X
after the accident= AFRX
after this accident= A*FRX
as a result of the accident= SRUX
as a result of this accident= SR*UX
at the time of the accident= TEFX
at the time of this accident= T*EFX
before the accident= B-FRX
before this accident= B*FRX
day of the accident= DAIFX
day of this accident= DA*IFX
date of the accident= DAFX
date of this accident= DA*FX
following the accident= FEX
following this accident= F*EX
night of the accident= NAOIFX
night of this accident= NAO*IFX
prior to the accident= PRAOIRX
prior to this accident= PRAO*IRX
scene of the accident= SNAX
scene of this accident= SNA*X

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April 29 2013

Medical Monday: Contracture

Contracture is the “permanent shortening of a muscle, joint, or tendon so that it cannot be straightened, flexed and extended.” This is usually caused by a spasm, scar, or the paralysis of the contracting muscle.

Machine Briefs:
Option #1: contracture= KAUN/TRAK/TAOUR
Option #2: contracture= KAUN/TRAK/TUR
Option #3: contracture= KON/TRAK/TAOUR
Option #4: contracture= KON/TRAK/TUR
Option #5: contracture= KON/TRAOUR
Option #6: contracture= KON/TRUR
Option #7: contracture= KAUN/TRAOUR
Option #8: contracture= KAUN/TRUR

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April 26 2013

Friday Phrases


extenuating circumstance= XERK
extenuating circumstances= XERKS
facts and circumstances= FARKS
aggravating circumstances= GIRKS
under the circumstances= UTS
and under the circumstances= SKPUTS
under all circumstances= ULS
under all the circumstances= ULTS
under any circumstances= UNS
under no circumstances= *UNS

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April 19 2013

Friday Phrases


right or left= RAOIFT
right and left= RAO*IFT
right hand= -RND
right lane= -RL
right side= -RDZ
right turn= *RT
right-hand lane= -RNL
right-hand side= -RNDZ
right-hand turn= -RNT
right-turn lane= *RLT
right-of-way= WRAE or WRAI

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